Oct. 12: Matthews sets record with four-goal NHL debut

2016:Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs becomes the first player in the modern era to score four goals in his first NHL game.

Matthews, the first player taken in the 2016 NHL Draft, makes history when he scores his fourth goal of the game with three seconds remaining in the second period to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 lead against the Ottawa Senators. He surpasses the record of three goals in an NHL debut, held by four players.

However, Matthews' big night doesn't produce a Maple Leafs victory. The Senators tie the game in the third period, and Kyle Turris scores 37 seconds into overtime for a 5-4 victory at Canadian Tire Centre.

Matthews, who's up against Turris in the 3-on-3 overtime, accepts responsibility for the loss.

"More of an ideal start to your season individually I guess," he says. "But that last play was 100 percent my fault."

1976:Don Murdoch of the New York Rangers ties the NHL record for most goals in a game by a rookie when he scores five times in a 10-4 win against the Minnesota North Stars at Met Center. Murdoch matches the mark set by Toronto's Howie Meeker on Jan. 8, 1947.

1980: The 100,000th goal in NHL history is one of the easiest. Toronto forward Wilf Paiement scores into an empty net with 14 seconds remaining to wrap up a 4-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum. The milestone goal comes in the NHL's 64th season. It's part of a career season for Paiement, the No. 2 pick in the 1974 NHL Draft, who finishes with 40 goals and 97 points.

1996: Washington Capitals center Dale Hunter beccomes the first NHL player to score 300 goals and be assessed 3,000 penalty minutes in his career. He scores goal No. 300 in Washington's 4-3 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Kings.

2005:Alex Ovechkin scores a goal to become the first player in Capitals history with points in each of his first five games with the team. The milestone comes in a 7-2 road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

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